welcome to indelible ip
Indelible IP is here to guide you through the process to ensure that some of your most valuable business assets are secure.
Friendly and approachable, we combine flexibility and highly competitive fees to ensure that you receive excellent service and standards of advice but with that all important personal touch – all provided the way you want it.
Indelible IP is a family business based in the beautiful county of Monmouthshire. Founded by Michelle Ward, a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney with over 30 years experience in the field of intellectual property, the firm provides bespoke friendly advice and consultancy services, specialising in the protection of brands and product and packaging designs for the UK, EU and wider global markets. As well as guiding businesses through the registration process, Indelible IP can advise on the related areas of passing off, copyright, unregistered design right and domain name disputes.
“I wanted to trademark a course but I had no idea where to start. I knew that if I tried to do it myself I could potentially make a mistake and not be protected and waste a lot of money. From the start Michelle knew exactly what I was trying to achieve and explained all the jargon in language I could understand. She took all the pressure and the hard work off me. Michelle warned me about potential scammers and kept me up to date throughout the entire trademarking process. Michelle is super professional and it’s one less thing for me to worry about.”
Brand clearance
One of the most critical steps you can take when launching a new brand is to check your risk. We can help with the necessary research, in particular the trade mark register, to help you understand your risk of conflict before you become too invested in a particular brand.
Brand protection
Protecting your brand identity, whether that is a name, logo, strapline, a combination of these, or something a little more unusual such as a shape, colour, sound or movement, we can help to protect this through trade mark registration.
UKIPO Objections and Oppositions
We can help to address any official objections from the UK Intellectual Property Office to your trade mark application, as well as dealing with any oppositions or attacks on your trade mark from others.
Copyright Advice
Copyright is automatic when a work, such as written content or an image is created. But the rules around ownership are complex, as are the challenges if you find that someone has copied. We can help with advice and strategy for dealing with these issues and ensuring that your creativity is protected.
Infringement
Finding out that someone else is using your brand, or being accused of copying someone else, can be a stressful and upsetting experience. We are here to guide you to find a solution to the problem that is cost effective and fits with your business needs.
Overseas brand protection
Congratulations, you are exporting your products or services overseas. But this can mean needing to obtain advice on protecting and enforcing your brand in other markets. From over 30 years in the IP industry we have an extensive network of advisors in other markets, and can manage and co-ordinate an effective protection strategy for your growing export business.
Product/packaging design protection
Often overlooked is the protection that you can obtain for the appearance of your product and packaging. We have extensive experience of obtaining registered design protection to obtain fast protection for your designs ahead of them hitting the market.
